Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis made history as the first pontiff of Latin America and, more widely, from the global south. His choice of papacy has been a source of immense pride for his country of origin, despite the fact that he never returned to Argentina after becoming a pope. The archbishop of Buenos Aires captured this feeling perfectly on Monday, stating that “Bergoglio left us to become Francis.” Lucia Cholakian reports from Buenos Aires.
Argentina mourns homegrown Pope Francis
